

I feel almost the exact opposite. I don’t feel any progression and I do not enjoy the PvP elements of the game at all. I’m glad that you enjoy it, though.
Edit: by comparison, I’ve recently started playing Deep Rock Galactic and feel a great sense of progression without the game-ending effects of PvP. Losing a ship in Eve is a guaranteed time loss.
When I see it in a movie I’m watching, I’ll just talk to the TV “So, you’re not going to get on the radio and call for help? You just saw a guy get pulled away into the darkness. No? Wait, you’re going to slowly walk into the darkness? You are the main character after all, so I guess you just want me to see what’s in there. Thanks, I guess.”
I love riffing on bad movies. When the character is finally around other people I’ll say “Oooh, guys… she has a secret! It’s pretty important. Probably something that will kill everyone in the station. I would tell you guys, but I think she wouldn’t want me to share it.”